June 2026 newsletter

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June 2026 newsletter from Simon Willison covering AI model releases (Claude Fable 5, GPT-5.6, GLM-5.2), US export restrictions, Datasette updates, and other tools.

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# June 2026 newsletter Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/3/june-newsletter/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/3/june-newsletter/) 3rd July 2026 The June edition of my[sponsors\-only monthly newsletter](https://github.com/sponsors/simonw/)is out\. If you are a sponsor \(or if you start a sponsorship now\) you can[access it here](https://github.com/simonw-private/monthly/blob/main/2026-06-june.md)\. This month: - Claude Fable 5, GPT\-5\.6, and US export restrictions - GLM\-5\.2 is the new best open weights model - Tokenmaxxing is so over - Datasette Apps - sqlite\-utils and shot\-scraper and Datasette - Miscellaneous WASM projects - Other model releases - What I'm using Here's[a copy of the May newsletter](https://github.com/simonw/monthly-newsletter-archive/blob/main/2026-05-may.md)as a preview of what you'll get\. Pay $10/month to stay a month ahead of the free copy\!

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